by Ryan Oppenheimer

Oregon's baseball season continues to take dramatic turns. Countless times the Ducks (26-11) have made late comebacks in games that previously seemed out of reach, and the trend continued in tonight's 8-7 extra-inning home win over the Washington State Cougars (14-22).

Righty sophomore RJ Gordon made his sixth start of the season for Oregon and left the game 2 outs into the top of the 4th after giving up 6 runs on 9 hits. Relievers Christian Ciuffetelli, Stone Churby, Andrew Mosiello, Tommy Brandenburg and Kolby Somers picked up for the struggling Gordon, holding the Cougars scoreless through the final 5 innings and giving the offense a chance to rally. Sure enough, a chance was all they needed.

Through the first 5 innings, Oregon failed to put up a run and were at the mercy of Wazzu starter Cole McMillan, who dealt 10 strikeouts in 6.2 innings pitched. But the resurgence started in the 6th inning when Anthony Hall hit a bases-loaded sac fly to put Oregon on the board. After a one-run 7th and a scoreless 8th, things still looked bleak, but the team knew all along they had momentum on their side. Brennan Milone, Josh Kasevich and Hall all singled in the 9th, and Chase Grillo's wild pitch allowed pinch runner Bryce Boettcher to score Oregon's tying run. Kolby Somers then took the mound and went 1-2-3 in the top of the 10th, striking out the final two batters. In the bottom half, Gavin Grant scored off of Brennan Milone's walkoff single to cap off the wild comeback.

Oregon looks to keep the momentum in their favor for the remainder of their weekend series vs. Washington State. They roll into Saturday's game on a 7-game winning streak.

Postgame Audio

Coach Mark Wasikowski

DH Brennan Milone

P Kolby Somers and P Andrew Mosiello